Working with machines: The impact of algorithmic and data-driven management on human workers

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Volumn 2015-April, Issue , 2015, Pages 1603-1612

  Lee, Min Kyung ^a   Kusbit, Daniel ^a   Metsky, Evan ^a   Dabbish, Laura ^a,b  

^a Carnegie Mellon University   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Algorithmic management; CSCW; Data driven metrics; Dynamic pricing; Human centered algorithms; Intelligent systems; On demand work; Performance evaluation; Sensemaking; Sharing economies; Work assignment

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS;

CSCW; DATA DRIVEN; DYNAMIC PRICING; ON DEMANDS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; SENSEMAKING; SHARING ECONOMIES; WORK ASSIGNMENTS;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84950985107     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/2702123.2702548     Document Type: Conference Paper

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